Economy Section :: Page 53

• Some construction expected

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 20, 2011

  While the majority of homes sold in the village each year are existing structures, new construction continues to add housing stock to the village. And even during this construction off-season, interest is picking up for new housing.

• Local band plays for food and funds

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 19, 2011

  

  Yellow Springs band Mack and the Rockets will present a “rent party” on Friday, Jan. 21 at CJ’s Southern Cookin’ to benefit the restaurant.

• Macbeth offers up the Oten for sale

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 13, 2011

  

  The brick archways of the Oten Gallery have been a labor of love and obsession for Alan Macbeth, the owner and creator of the distinctive structure on Xenia Avenue. But after several years testing the sound of his voice saying he feels ready to sell, he is sure that he is no longer in a position to steward his master work.

• YS works to get clinic back

  By Lauren Heaton

  Maintaining a local medical clinic at the site of the former Wright State Physicians Family Health Center is the best use for the property at the corner of Xenia Avenue and Herman Street, according to Village Planning Assistant Ed Amrhein.

• Council urged to make low-cost homes efficient

  By Diane Chiddister

  In Village Council’s first discussion of a draft agreement for a proposed affordable housing project at its Jan. 3 meeting, Council was urged to require from the developer tighter energy efficient building practices than currently specified.

• Sun warms homes at Thistle Creek

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Home building may not be his primary career, but Yellow Springs electronics distributor Roy Eastman is no novice either, as he has spent the last several years researching energy-efficient building and retrofitting his company’s office.

• Assistance available on home heating bills

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 5, 2011

  

  The Ohio Department of Development offers four programs to help low-income Ohioans with their heating bills.

• Increase in need seen among villagers

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 30, 2010

  According to the Village Utility Department Clerk Susie Butler, as of this week 181 local households are over 60 days behind in their utility bills.

• Schools look at fiscal crisis

  By Megan BachmanDecember 23, 2010

  In order to avoid a projected negative cash balance by the end of the 2013 fiscal year, school board members at their Dec. 9 meeting discussed ways to reduce the district’s 2010–2011 budget.

• Increased school district enrollment increases opportunities

  By Lauren Heaton

  Increasing local students means increasing local families, and while the village appears to provide a home for families at a variety of income levels, more housing in general could help to generate a school district population that is more sustainable.